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Daily editionFriday, October 30th, 2026

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Here’s your local news at a glance for Friday, the 30th of October.

Community

  1. The Cincinnati Tennis Foundation broke ground this week on the $10 million First Serve Tennis and Education Center at 1920 Tennessee Ave. in Norwood (construction is underway).

    The year-round center will include indoor tennis and pickleball courts, classrooms, and a kitchen, and is expected to open in fall 2027 offering 800 after-school hours and daily services for about 50 youth.

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  2. Charlotte Goering was named a 2026 Enquirer Woman of the Year for decades of volunteer work in Cincinnati and now leads the Ohio chapter of the National Society of Colonial Dames while helping commission a bronze statue honoring women veterans to be placed in Eden Park (a prototype will be unveiled in June).

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  3. Annie Timmons, a Mount Airy resident and longtime president of the Friars Club, was named one of The Enquirer's 2026 Women of the Year after decades mentoring thousands of Cincinnati kids through sports and education and overseeing the court named for her.

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  4. Anita Schneider of Amberley Village was named The Enquirer's 2026 Woman of the Year for decades of quiet philanthropy.

    She and husband Hank gave a 2025 endowed gift that made January free at the Nancy and David Wolf Holocaust and Humanity Center and will lead a program launching in January to help visitors turn Holocaust learning into action.

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  5. Kristin Shrimplin, president and CEO of Women Helping Women in Cincinnati, leads prevention and crisis services for survivors and reported the agency provided about 43,000 services to more than 9,300 people last year (the most served in Ohio).

    She is urging policymakers and funders to shift money toward prevention, noting only $1 is spent on prevention for every $7 spent on response.

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  6. MadTree CEO Rhiannon Hoeweler, named one of The Enquirer's 2026 Women of the Year, leads the brewery's B Corp-certified social and environmental work and partners with Cincinnati Parks, the zoo, and nonprofits to plant thousands of trees and run the annual ReLEAF program that gives away 1,000 free trees.

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Business

  1. Jersey Mike's was named the top-rated fast-food chain in the 2026 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), ending Chick-fil-A's 11-year run with a score of 84 to 83.

    The sandwich chain has 141 Ohio locations, including 13 in Cincinnati, and 34 locations in Kentucky.

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Culture

  1. Jayne Utter (Hyde Park resident) was named one of The Enquirer's 2026 Women of the Year for leading Summerfair, which draws 350 vendors and about 20,000 visitors over its three-day run and has awarded more than $2.5 million in artist grants.

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Education

  1. Live Oaks Career Center’s Army JROTC from Miami Township won national titles in the female and coed divisions at last weekend’s National Raider Challenge in Fort Knox, and Great Oaks presented medals Thursday; instructors say the teams will return to competition in the spring.

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Sports

  1. The Banana Ball World Tour will play three games at Great American Ballpark from July 23 to July 25, adding a game on Sunday, July 25, after strong local demand.

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  2. The Bengals signed a naming-rights deal with Cincinnati-based CBTS to rename their indoor practice facility the CBTS Field House, expanding CBTS's role as the team's official technology provider; the facility is visible from the Brent Spence and Clay Wade Bailey bridges.

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